Forward Madison FC will give away plastic pink flamingos to the first 1,008 fans at the team’s game against North Texas SC on Saturday, the club announced Tuesday. The special promotion, believed to be the largest pink flamingo giveaway ever, is part of FMFC’s larger celebration of National Pink Flamingo Day during Saturday’s game.
National Pink Flamingo Day – established in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic lawn ornament – takes place on June 23, one day after FMFC’s home game. Along with the giveaway, Forward Madison will be rolling out celebratory initiatives throughout the week, including a city-wide scavenger hunt for more flamingos.
Forward Madison, which currently leads USL League One in attendance in its inaugural season with over 4,000 fans per game, has embraced the pink flamingo from the start. Its logo features a flamingo in the center as a tribute to the city’s official bird, which became famous when UW-Madison students planted 1,008 of them on Bascom Hill in 1979 as a prank.
Madisonians who want their free flamingo should get tickets to the game and show up when gates open Saturday at 6 p.m. at Breese Stevens Field.
Forward Madison FC will give away plastic pink flamingos to the first 1,008 fans at the team’s game against North Texas SC on Saturday, the club announced Tuesday. The special promotion, believed to be the largest pink flamingo giveaway ever, is part of FMFC’s larger celebration of National Pink Flamingo Day during Saturday’s game.
National Pink Flamingo Day – established in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic lawn ornament – takes place on June 23, one day after FMFC’s home game. Along with the giveaway, Forward Madison will be rolling out celebratory initiatives throughout the week, including a city-wide scavenger hunt for more flamingos.
Forward Madison, which currently leads USL League One in attendance in its inaugural season with over 4,000 fans per game, has embraced the pink flamingo from the start. Its logo features a flamingo in the center as a tribute to the city’s official bird, which became famous when UW-Madison students planted 1,008 of them on Bascom Hill in 1979 as a prank.
Madisonians who want their free flamingo should get tickets to the game and show up when gates open Saturday at 6 p.m. at Breese Stevens Field.
